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Apollo 11 voice transcript pertaining to the geology of the landing site Apollo 11 voice transcript pertaining to the geology of the landing site

On July 20, 1969, America's Eagle touched down in southwestern Mare Tranquillitatis beginning man's firsthand exploration of the moon. This document is an edited record of the conversations between astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., at Tranquility Base, and Bruce McCandless at Mission Control in Houston during the approximately 22 hours spent on the lunar surface. It...
Authors
N. G. Bailey, G. E. Ulrich

Geodimeter measurements of slip and strain accumulation along the San Andreas fault Geodimeter measurements of slip and strain accumulation along the San Andreas fault

The U.S. Geological Survey conducts repeated geodimeter surveys of trilateration networks in central California in order to study the processes of slip and strain accumulation along the San Andreas fault. The precision of distance measurement is described by a standard deviation σ = (a2+ b2L2)12 where a = (a2+ b2L2)12 where a = 3mm, b = 2 · 10−7, and L is the line length. Within the...
Authors
J.C. Savage, W.H. Prescott
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